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  • Handel, George Frideric, composer, 1685-175954
  • Britten, Edward Benjamin, Baron Britten of Aldeburgh, composer, 1913-1976, http://isni.org/isni/000000...41
  • Elgar, Edward William, 1st Baronet, composer, 1857-1934, http://isni.org/isni/000000... http://viaf.org/viaf/7649997831
  • Beethoven, Ludwig, composer, 1770-182728
  • Wagner, Wilhelm Richard, composer, 1813-1883, http://isni.org/isni/000000...28
  • Baines, William, pianist and composer, 1899-192218
  • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, composer, 1756-179114
  • Nicolay, Frederick, royal musician and librarian14
  • Schubert, Franz Peter, composer, 1797-182814
  • Haydn, Franz Joseph, composer, 1732-180912
  • Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Jakob Ludwig Felix, composer, 1809-1847, http://isni.org/isni/000000...10
  • Steffani, Agostino, composer8
  • Bach, Johann Sebastian, composer, 1685-17507
  • Brahms, Johannes, composer, 1833-1897, http://isni.org/isni/000000...6
  • Heyer, Wilhelm, music patron and collector, 1849-19136
  • Schumann, Robert Alexander, composer, 1810-18566
  • Haslinger, Tobias, music publisher, 1787-18425
  • Metastasio, Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura, poet and librettist, 1698-17825
  • Purcell, Henry, composer and organist, 1658 or 1659-16955
  • Rolli, Paolo Antonio, librettist and poet, 1687-17655
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